Susan Mernit: Oakland, tech, health, wine, writing

Monthly Archive: December 2008

So, the year our economy tanked is ending today and a new year, complete with a smarter president and a sobered American populace, is about to start. Not soon enough, folks. I’m all about looking ahead, but what would I call out as memorable happenings for 2008 from my little vantage point? 1. BlogHer went… Continue Reading

If I spent a week combing through the 1,000-odd lookback, look foward and round up lists, this might be more comprehensive–but you wouldn’t be reading it on New Year’s Day. So, fast, cheap, and good, here’s a few lists that are on my must-read. Rex Sorgatz: 30 most notable blogs of 2008Nothing like a fresh… Continue Reading

I know it’s a safety thing, but I hate the fact it’s going to be against the law to text while driving in California starting tomorrow. Safety rules, but my guilty pleasure during traffic jams is to read and twitter, both of which are about to become illegal. There’s a super-detailed article in the LA… Continue Reading

So I headed to NYC for meetings (trashed by the storm) and a family visit(that worked) and then came to Ohio to hang with the BF’s family and dear friends. It’s been an interesting week, calm and freezing, with enough online access to keep me from going nuts (and to remind me what a workaholic… Continue Reading

In checking out the Black Woman Walking documentary I just posted, I read a post by Womanist Musings that moved me and I wanted to share. Although I am white, many of the themes in this post are things I can relate to, and are the issues that fuel both aspects of my feminism and… Continue Reading

“”The only person I can rely on not to screw me–hopefully–is myself.” —ThisNext.com founder (and former Weblogs Inc.biz dev guy) Gordon Gould, quoted in a Business Week article on user generated content and the impulse to contribute without monetary gain, a behavior that has served his site, digg, Yelp and countless other platforms/communities extremely well,… Continue Reading

Loic said we needed search by authority and now we have it in the new twitority. Search on topic and sort the results by number of subscribers. The wisdom of the crowds is always right? Marketers rule, correct? I know I am a certified troublemaker because I have NO INTEREST in checking tweets again followers… Continue Reading

“We are a land of idiots. Idiots care about who is following them. Idiots care more about celebrity news than science. Or technology. Or geeky stuff. Idiots try to rank things based on who has the most followers. Idiots can’t be bothered with thinking about adding value like Tim O’Reilly or Jay Rosen, all guys… Continue Reading